# Emmanuel Edochie

> Mechanical Design Engineer at Lam Research

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/emmanueledochie

I am a design engineer seeking to drive problem solutions and improve product design using data derived insights. I am looking to expand my experience and drive business decisions/behavior using feedback from customer data

## Work Experience
### Product Design Engineer @ Lam Research
Jan 2022 – Present | Fremont, California, United States
- Led the design of NPI vacuum chamber parts, overseeing part mechanical design, substrate and coating material selection, structural, and thermal analysis.
- Specialized in advanced coating technologies including Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Aerosol Deposition (AD), Thermal Spray Coating, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), and Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD).
- Applied GD&T principles to ensure precise chamber part designs, optimizing for tight vacuum seals without compromising part manufacturing yield
- Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on heated ceramic chamber parts to mitigate risks of thermomechanical failure.
- Facilitated introductory design FMEA meetings at the initiation of projects to enhance risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
- Led cross-functional team (CFT) meetings aimed at defect reduction for the Metal Etch series.
-Integrated a sensor suite into the Sense.I etch tool while meticulously documenting sensor locations using P&ID diagrams to ensure precise system monitoring and enhanced process control.

### Mechanical Design Engineer - Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment Systems @ Daimler Truck North America
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Portland, Oregon, United States
Responsible for product development of exhaust packaging solutions for NAFTA & Australian chassis (On-highway and vocational customer applications). 
Lead cross functional team of manufacturing, product validation, suppliers, and quality to resolve in-warranty exhaust pipe failure. 
Designed exhaust pipes to integrate CARB24 diesel exhaust aftertreatment system.
Minimize physical testing and optimize product design using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to estimate exhaust gas characteristics.

### Mechanical Design Engineer - Chassis Frames Systems @ Daimler Truck North America
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Designed and conducted Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on new vocational front frame extension to allow for packaging of Titan X global radiator 
Resolved rear closing crossmember fastener self-loosening by implementing design solutions in product validation. 
Designed injection mold radar bracket to integrate Wabco collision mitigation system and offer weight/cost savings. 
Supported current product engineering to resolve custom work orders and offer resolutions to plant build issues.

### Resident Assistant @ University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Lafayette, Louisiana Area
- Served as a Liason between 38 residents and the University.
-  Kept Residents updated with University policies and procedures regarding their well being.
- Conducted programs aimed at the academic, professional and personal growth of students.

### CRLA certified Tutor @ University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
•	Offered supplemental instruction in difficult college courses such as Statics, Dynamics& Thermodynamics.
•	Mentored selected students on time management and academic decisions.

### Power Cylinder - Product Validation Intern @ Cummins Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Columbus, IN
Instrumented and conducted testing to validate use of lower torque bolts in current series production, to resolve in field issues of power cylinder leaks and offer $972,000 cost savings. 
Predicted power cylinder 2nd ring wear using MATLAB and R based regression models.

### Mechanical Design Engineering Intern @ Daimler Trucks North America
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Portland, Oregon Area
Developed discharge line simulation tool to estimate heat rejection at air dryer. 
Utilized Solidworks to design injection mold air dryer bracket to offer weight savings for lightweight customer specification

### Product Validation Engineer @ Cummins Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Columbus, Indiana
Designed Exhaust intake elbow casting with PTC Creo and released engineering bills of material, drawings, and necessary supporting documentation
Built a support vector machine to determine output air characteristics for a successful emissions test. 
Completed DVP&R using DFMEA to validate Exhaust Manifold Pressure Sensing Tube for part procurements.

### Research Assistant @ Cajun Artificial Heart Lab
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Lafayette, Louisiana Area
Made Modifications to required Solid Models with the use of SolidWorks based on directives from supervisors.

### Lead Mentor @ National Society of Black Engineers
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New Orleans Area; Detroit, Michigan
Mentored  Elementary school kids on basic engineering concepts as well as served as a role model to them.


## Education
### Mechanical Engineering
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-edochie

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Last updated: 2026-04-07